Alumni
CAHNR Alum Tsa Shelton, a “One Health” Success Story
In her role at the USDA, Shelton ensures quality, wholesome meat reaches consumers around the world
February 24, 2022 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
‘I Run to the Fire’: Serial Entrepreneur, UConn Alum Nadav Ullman Tackling Supply Chain Nightmare
Building a new way to track goods and supplies from order to production to delivery
February 24, 2022 | Claire Hall
From Policy to Practical: UConn Students, Alumni Use Personal Strengths to Address Climate Change
Marshaling the University's resources to tackle the pressing issue of climate change through research, policy advocacy, and more
February 18, 2022 | Kimberly Phillips
10 Questions With UConn African American Cultural Center Director
As UConn’s director of the H. Fred Simons African American Cultural Center (AACC), Willena Kimpson Price ’90 Ph.D. has been instrumental in supporting UConn African American students’ higher education experiences for the past three decades. Price has steered the AACC to be recognized campuswide and throughout the United States as a university center that promotes an understanding and appreciation of the culture, history, and traditions of people of African descent.
February 18, 2022 | Shawn Kornegay
UConn Magazine: In The Vaccine Trenches
Not long after graduating with a degree in molecular and cell biology, Jason Bennett ’16 (CLAS) took a job with the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer.
February 18, 2022 | Combined Reports
Honoring Alan Thacker Busby: First Black Graduate, UConn Trailblazer
The University’s first Black student excelled in research, education, and service to his country
February 15, 2022 | Jason Sheldon
UConn Magazine: An Epic UConn Love Story – in Eight Acts
The story begins in McConaughy Hall back in 1986 and it is still developing.
February 14, 2022 | Claire Hall
Pioneer in Turfgrass Science, “Dr. Dirt,” Honored with New Scholarship
William (Bill) Dest had a love for turfgrass that inspired generations, and a new scholarship aims to ensure his memory lives on
February 10, 2022 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources
As Legislative Session Gets Underway, UConn Offers Insight and Expertise
Faculty members and alumni will provide guidance on issues ranging from crime to an expected wave of retirements in 2022
February 9, 2022 | Kimberly Phillips
Steven Geary Named International Organization for Mycoplasmology Chair
Since 1976, the IOM has fostered research and promoted collaboration among mycoplasmologists around the world
February 7, 2022 | Anna Zarra Aldrich, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources